Asma Khan at Darjeeling Express
Andy Parsons

Review

Darjeeling Express

3 out of 5 stars
An Indian restaurant on the top floor of Kingly Court in Soho.
  • Restaurants | Indian
  • Soho
  • price 2 of 4
  • Recommended
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Time Out says

Darjeeling Express started out life as a supper club in lawyer-turned-chef Asma Khan’s Kensington home, and this Kingly Court restaurant is its first permanent spot. The small plates draw on her Calcutta childhood: home-style food, cooked from family recipes.

Most of the beautifully balanced small plates are excellent. Let’s start with the very best: Indo-Chinese chilli garlic prawns. Luxuriously buttery, smoky and spiced with long, thin chillies; I’ve thought about these prawns more than I should like to admit since eating them. Also lovely were fiery mutton cakes cut through with a delicate layer of mint and yoghurt.

Much is made on the website about the homeliness of the ethos – the kitchen is staffed by an all-women team, and a portion of the proceeds go towards promoting female equality in Darjeeling. 

Details

Address
Top Floor
Kingly Court
London
W1B 5PW
Transport:
Tube: Oxford Circus
Price:
Dinner for two with drinks and service: around £70.
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